Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-20

there leaves the subject. The state never
invadeS the domain of the church, and
could not do il without the most harmful
results. The church cannot interfere
with affairs CT state without violating the
fundamental principles of our govern
ment, without doing moral wrong,
hurtful to itself, 10 society, and to the
Christian religion.
There is one way il which the church,
with The aid IF its Co-laboTeT, the school,
can and does direct and dominate the
sta.e and society, and in doing so IL has
the aid and G0d-Speed Of every good man
and woman in the Land, and that is by its
Ia5Ors IN the moral vineyard, where, by
pTec9.t and example, it has InCulcated
lessons OF morality and virtue and re
li9iOn, II kim men &lu women better
CHRISTIANS and better citi. ems. These
same men aud women, fresh from the
ministratj0us Of the church, ENROLLED
aud spuIted, create that public opln
ion which makes and executes good
laws and maintains good government,
which tX4CtS 3 higher standard Of citizen
snip, Of morality and Of excellence. This
public upi>i3u stands behind the juror
in the BOX and nerves him fgr MS duty;
il bids the jUdge on the bench be faithful
and true; 1t goes with g0Ur Legislators to
Austin and Washington, and is monitor
which never sleeps or tires, COun5eling
fidelity to trust and devotion to duty
The creation Of public opinion by mar-
shalling all the moral forces Of the
community, and directing them TO fine &C
cOWplishment Of good ana the higher
purposes Of government, of society. and
Of civilization, is the joint work Of the
sphere. The good work done by these
agencies mas blessed our country and will
continue 10 do It. But, feIIoT citizens,
in oder that their usefulness may remain
unimpaired and in full yigor for all time,
for Gods sake keep them out CT the pc
litiCal arena. Nothing but harm can come
from ecclesiastical partisanship in political
affairs.
Now, fellow-citizens, to return from
this depression, ask your sober cOnsid-
Grafton Of the political aspect of the
prohibition movement. l have said it
means war on the Democratic party. You
nave only to read the platform of the Pro-
hibiiOn party to be convinced Of this. l
COnCede perfect sincerity 10 the Demo
Gratis favoring prohibition when they g.
Clare that they are good Democrats, but
this particular vote they propose to give
is undemoCratic, and that in
giving it they are building up
an enemy to fight the Democracy,
for that there is to be a fight made by
the ProhibitionistS on the Democracy of
Texas there is no sort of question or
doubt. OF the result there IS as little
doubt The Prohibition party will 90
the way Of all the parties, and they are
many, that have fought the Democracy.
Fellow citizens, In this contest the
opponents of prohibition are fighting for
the personal liberties of every man,
woman and child in this land. They are |
resisting the establishment of al
precedent under which f8naticism
may rob the people of every personal
right they possess. They are
opposing measure and q policy which
is utterly impraCticabIe of enforcement
except by methods iGquisitOrial, ODpress- |
i've and vexatious, which are utterly in !
compatible with personal liberty and free /
government, and which, if adopted and /
not enforced, will breed decentralization /
and contempt for law. And they Sre up |
holding and defending time hOuOred /
Democratic principles sgainst & danger /
Gus and adroity planned assault. The |
occasion is worthy of the best manhood !
and best effort, and | do not doubt their |
success.
Feli0T-Citizens, the will OF the majority |
o! the Poop OF Texas expressed at the |
polls On local option and embodied in the
constitution and laws is supreme. That /
msj0rity have q right st any time to
alter, amend or repeat bon the coDstitu-
tOn and the laws on this Ct any other
su1j-c5. If a GaiDity Of the people of
Texas demand the submission of al
amendment 10 the constitution subjeCtiDg
tbe entire state to ihe operation of prohi-
buion to popular vote, there i, aud Can
Ce 10 question of their right 10 have it
50 submitted. These are undeuiabIe
propositions. But whenever the question
of state prohibition IS submitted, as 4
cijzen I will 90 20 the polls and vote
against it, aud appeal TO my fellow cjti-
zens TO reject it IS | now appeal 10 them
to rejec, il IL MCLeluau county. |
will appeal TO the Democrats to stand by
the ancient record of the party as the
sturdy and Uncompromising enemy off
every device which in any way asSails the
personal liberties Of the people. Let the
issue be made If majority of the people
demand ii, for they have a right to it.
So far as l am concerned, 1 am pre-
pared as d citizen and q Democrat, to
meet it. have unwavering confidence
in the sober second thought of the peo-
pie. That they will reject it at the polls,